By Corban Goble on February 22, 2015 at 11:12 p.m. EST

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Common and John Legend's song "Glory", from the film Selma, has won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Watch them perform it at the Oscars ceremony below, backed by a full chorus in a recreation of Dr. Martin Luther King's march on Selma, Alabama. Shortly after performing the song to a standing ovation, Common and Legend accepted the award with a speech connecting the struggles of the film with modern conflicts of police brutality, mass incarceration, and voting rights. Watch the speech below as well.

By Evan Minsker on February 17, 2015 at 8:32 a.m. EST

Big Sean's shared another pair of tracks from his new album Dark Sky Paradise, which is out out February 24. "One Man Can Change the World" features Kanye West and John Legend, and is out now on iTunes. "Win Some, Lose Some" features Jhené Aiko. Listen to that one below.

By Molly Beauchemin on February 8, 2015 at 11:54 p.m. EST

Tonight at the 57th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé performed "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" in a medley that also featured Common and John Legend performing their Selma song, "Glory". Watch the performances below, via the Hollywood Reporter.

By Tom Breihan on March 22, 2011 at 2:45 p.m. EDT

A couple of big collaborations from gangsta rap lifer Snoop Dogg are making the rounds today. One track, "Eyez Closed", which can be streamed at the Fader, features appearances from Kanye West and John Legend. Another, "Sumthin Like This Night", which can be heard at Some Kind of Awesome, is a collaboration with Gorillaz-- not their first work together, since Snoop appeared on Gorillaz' BNM'ed Plastic Beach album last year.

By Tom Breihan on November 23, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. EST

John Legend and the Roots: "Wake Up (Arcade Fire Cover)":

John Legend and the Roots: Wake Up (Arcade Fire cover)

A few months back, John Legend and the Roots teamed to release Wake Up!, an album of classic soul covers. The album got its title from the Arcade Fire song, and though Legend and the Roots recorded a cover of that song, it didn't make the album. We previously posted video of Legend and the Roots performing their "Wake Up" cover live during their American Express/Vevo "Unstaged" concert. And now, you can hear the studio version, which is streaming above. It's a pretty faithful cover, at least until it turns into a jazz-informed vamp at the end. Legend particularly relishes all those whoa-oh-ohs on the chorus.

Like many past entries in the series, the new track lasts nearly seven minutes and comes loaded down with guests. This one features Clipse rapper and "G.O.O.D. Fridays" regular Pusha T, as well as longtime Kanye collaborators John Legend and Kid Cudi. This time around, we also get a couple of new faces: G-Unit MC Lloyd Banks and R&B auteur Ryan Leslie, the latter of whom gets an actual rap verse. Also: guitar solo! Click over here to download it.

A couple of months after Arcade Fire recruited director Terry Gilliam to direct the live webcast of their Madison Square Garden show, the Roots and Legend have teamed with another cinematic luminary to direct their own live webcast: Spike Lee. Both the Arcade Fire webcast and the Roots/Legend webcast are part of American Express' Unstaged series.